laughter (ugh as f)

[A. S. hleahtor; Icel hlátr; Dan. latter; Ger. lachter.] 1. Ord. Lang.: The expre ion of mirth, merri ment, or satisfaction by laughing; merriment, mirth. "The parapets and towers were built after a fashion. which might well move disciples of Vauban to laughter." -Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xii. or le contracted, for, as in weeping, there is an intimate connection between them and some of the muscles of the upper lip.